Fiji vs Nigeria: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Fiji
59.0%
in 2025
Nigeria
58.9%
in 2025
Fiji rank
121st
Nigeria rank
122nd
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Fiji
- Nigeria
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 59.0% against 58.9% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Fiji ranks 121st and Nigeria ranks 122nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 18 and Nigeria in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
| 1700s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 1710s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 1720s | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 1730s | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.9% | Nigeria |
| 1740s | 0.6% | 1.5% | 0.9% | Nigeria |
| 1750s | 0.7% | 1.6% | 0.9% | Nigeria |
| 1760s | 0.8% | 1.8% | 0.9% | Nigeria |
| 1770s | 1.0% | 1.9% | 0.9% | Nigeria |
| 1780s | 1.2% | 2.1% | 0.9% | Nigeria |
| 1790s | 1.4% | 2.3% | 0.9% | Nigeria |
| 1800s | 1.7% | 2.5% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 1810s | 2.1% | 2.8% | 0.7% | Nigeria |
| 1820s | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 1830s | 3.0% | 3.3% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 1840s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1850s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 0.3% | Fiji |
| 1860s | 5.1% | 4.4% | 0.8% | Fiji |
| 1870s | 6.1% | 4.8% | 1.4% | Fiji |
| 1880s | 7.4% | 5.2% | 2.1% | Fiji |
| 1890s | 8.8% | 5.7% | 3.1% | Fiji |
| 1900s | 10.6% | 6.3% | 4.3% | Fiji |
| 1910s | 12.7% | 6.9% | 5.9% | Fiji |
| 1920s | 15.3% | 7.5% | 7.7% | Fiji |
| 1930s | 18.3% | 8.2% | 10.1% | Fiji |
| 1940s | 22.0% | 9.0% | 13.0% | Fiji |
| 1950s | 26.8% | 12.1% | 14.7% | Fiji |
| 1960s | 32.2% | 19.6% | 12.6% | Fiji |
| 1970s | 36.3% | 25.0% | 11.3% | Fiji |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 31.2% | 7.5% | Fiji |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 38.6% | 5.9% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 46.0% | 3.6% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 52.7% | 1.2% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 57.6% | 0.2% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Fiji or Nigeria?
- Fiji, at 59.0% against 58.9% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Fiji and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Nigeria?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Nigeria rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Fiji ranks 121st and Nigeria ranks 122nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.